The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' mandate is to help OSCE participating States "ensure full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, to abide by the rule of law, to promote principles of democracy and ... to build, strengthen and protect democratic institutions, as well as promote tolerance throughout society."

The ODIHR, based in Warsaw, Poland, has been growing steadily since its creation in 1990 and now includes a human rights section and a tolerance programme. Today, it employs more than 100 staff members and is active throughout the whole OSCE region.

In all its activities, the ODIHR reaches out to a network of partners active in related areas, including international and local non-governmental human rights organisations, as well as international governmental organisations, in particular the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Council of Europe, and the European Union.

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